Call me Sam…

I love food! And I know you do too!

But you know that sometimes life just gets in the way. As women we are told that we can have it all! But to be honest we know that just isn’t true. Something has to give and usually it’s our own health & well-being.

Does this sound like you?

Fed up with squeezing into those old skinny jeans unable to face a trip to the shops to buy a bigger size?

Dragging yourself through the day, propped up with coffee, doughnuts and eyeballing the clock until a reasonable time to pop the wine cork?

Then you are in the right place!

Most women, regardless of their life stage struggle with overwhelm: Kids, work, health, relationships, keeping house…the list goes on! This is STRESSFUL and stress has a big impact on your health and well-being.

I help women ease through their life stages with strength, dignity and grace by making positive food choices with up to date nutritional knowledge and killer cooking skills!

Do you…

Want to actually feel like you are REALLY making a difference to your own and your loved ones lives?

Want to dig deep and find your MOJO again! After all you can feel energized and vital at any age!

Want to finally take responsibility for your own health? After all NOBODY else will!

EATING REAL, FRESH, WHOLE FOOD IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO TO IMPROVE YOU HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND VITALITY!

Women tend to be the gatekeepers and WE have the POWER AND CONTROL of what food does and doesn’t come into the household. Rightly or wrongly it is up to US to make sure that WE are eating the best we can afford and that our loved ones are informed of the best things to eat for their own health and well-being.

I am Samantha Waterhouse, mother of two, partner of one and the proud business owner of Divine & Delicious. For many years I was a personal chef to health-conscious celebrities in the music and fashion industry. I traveled with them, nourished them and helped them stay in TIP TOP condition and this was SUPER important for these busy people! This fueled my interest in nutrition and now I am also a Registered Nutritional Therapist with a focus on REAL food.

Look, you might not be able to afford a full time personal chef. But you don’t need too. I believe everybody CAN benefit by learning how to cook like a pro and eat like a celeb! And now I am ready to share my chef secrets and nutritional knowledge with YOU!

This is my story!

I come from a family of cooks, chefs and bakers. So you could say producing good food is in my genes! Working as a professional chef for nearly 30 years, 15 of those years I have been a personal chef to health-conscious glitterati in London. I have traveled all over the world and seen first-hand amazing produce, food producers and cuisines.

I have studied nutritional cookery at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), upstate New York. I read a BSc in Food Science and Nutrition in 2000, and have a Masters degree in Nutritional Therapy, so you can see that I am totally dedicated to food, nutrition and the state of the food industry in general.

It hasn’t all been glamorous though. Living this rock n’ roll lifestyle has it’s pitfalls and a person with my addictive personality, temptation was everywhere! Things changed for me when I had my children. I tried to do it all, working hard, playing hard, child-care, keeping house – the list goes on. I felt exhausted all the time and propped myself up with coffee, high carb food and a glass to many in the evening when the kids had gone to bed. I was burnt out! I finally got a grip and sorted out my diet, balanced my blood sugar, gave booze the heave-ho for a bit and now I feel better than I did in my 20’s and even a few pounds lighter!

This is what you can expect if you choose to work with me and take responsibility for you own health now!

“Sam is like an encyclopedia on nutrition! I want to eat well and make the right choices, but there is so much information out there, I didn’t know where to start. Sam condenses all the good stuff into a really interesting and fun session and you can also be sure that her advice isn’t based on the new media craze, but rather tried and tested methods that work. Highly recommended!”

Dr Teresa Wolowiec Clinical psychologist, wife and mother

After trying innumerable ways to "Eat Healthily" whilst balancing the crazy demands of work and family life, I finally found a way to make it happen - Sam's brilliant, sensible approach to food and nutrition. The added bonus has been eating absolutely delicious, gorgeously fresh food. The gourmet angle is not surprising given her track record as a chef in some of our favourite places to eat in London. What's been more of a revelation is how uncomplicated it can be with a bit of forethought - Sam has first hand experience of the realities of bringing up children alongside hectic schedules, and she's integrated that into her approach. I will never, ever go back to the desperation of nasty 'ready meals'!